Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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